Open AccessStudy of Antibiotic Susceptibility among Bacterial Isolates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Brajesh Raj Chaudhary,
Kalpana Karmacharya Malla,
S Poudel,
Brajesh Kumar Jha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5216
Subject(s) - medicine , colistin , amikacin , tigecycline , antibiotics , vancomycin , neonatal sepsis , neonatal intensive care unit , antibiotic resistance , acinetobacter baumannii , intensive care , penicillin , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , sepsis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics
Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in developing countries like Nepal. Antibiotic resistance among microorganisms poses new challenges in the treatment of neonatal sepsis. The present study is conducted with the objectives of determining clinico-bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility among isolated bacteria in a neonatal intensive care unit.